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THE LADY spikers of Smart made up for their lack in manpower with sheer talent as they nabbed their second win in a row with a 25-14, 25-15, 25-17 win over the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the Shakey’s V-League Season 10 Open Conference at The Arena in San Juan yesterday.

With just eight players attending the game, Smart saw no problem with that as former MVP Sue Roces came up with another huge performance with 21 hits, including 15 attacks, five service aces and one block. Cebuana Gretchel Soltones, the 17-year-old hitter out of San Sebastian and a former spiker from the vaunted Pajo National High School Vipers, also turned in a solid game of 13 hits she spiked with 11 kills, as the Smart side continued to live up to its pre-tournament hype as one of the teams to beat in the league.

Former MVP Alyssa Valdez is actually in the Smart roster but the top Ateneo hitter will only suit up after completing her stint in the UAAP beach volley tournament which ends Sept. 15. /Correspondent Jonas Panerio

The Big City spikers leaned on their bevy of attackers and the service ace barrage of Justine Dorog to frustrate crowd favorite Central Visayas and bag the title for the second straight year.

Despite beating favored teams like Western Visayas and Northern Mindanao on their way to the finals, Central Visayas came into the finals as heavy underdogs.

And in probably the most lopsided championship battle in Palaro history, it was obvious why.

Kim Dy, Des Cheng and Dorog jumpstarted the defending champs’ campaign with a solid first set, and with Region VII unable to set their offense due to poor reception and execution, NCR cruised to a 25-12 opening set win.

FIRST TIME. Calabarzon won their 1st men’s crown in recent memory. Photo by Rappler/Roy Secretario.

Things got terribly worse for Central Visayas in the last two sets, especially in the final frame, where they could only score one point — the lowest output in this year’s tournament.

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A year after the law takes effect, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards are mandated to review and adjust the wages for domestic workers as needed.

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